Magnus Hammer

The name or term "Stormbringer" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Stormbringer (disambiguation).

Stormbringer is a weapon from the Animated continuity family.

Stormbringer, or the Magnus Hammer, is the Autobot artifact of leadership that is currently borne by Ultra Magnus. It has the power to summon lightning from the sky, to devastating effect.

Fiction

Animated cartoon continuity

As Ultra Magnus and Sentinel Prime journeyed with Optimus Prime to Dinobot Island to investigate his claims about the fate of the All Spark, they were attacked by the Dinobots. After Sentinel misjudged the trio's power, Magnus used Stormbringer to frighten them off.The Elite Guard

Later, as the double agent Longarm Prime/Shockwave grew closer to being found out, he attacked Ultra Magnus directly and stole Stormbringer as he fled. Where Is Thy Sting?

Toys

Animated

• Ultra Magnus (Leader, 2008)

The Leader-class Ultra Magnus toy (naturally) comes with a Stormbringer hammer accessory that fits snugly in the back end of the vehicle mode, once the hammer-heads are compressed and the handle folded up. Unfortunately, necessities of toy design mean the handle does not reach the ground when held in Magnus's hand.

• Roadbuster Ultra Magnus (Leader, 2009)

Just as Ultra Magnus was redecoed in brown, orange and green, so too was Stormbringer. It retains all of the (minimal) functionality of the original version.

Notes

• The hammer has only been referred to as the "Magnus Hammer" in the cartoon. The box-back bio for the "Roadbuster" version of Magnus gave the hammer its "Stormbringer" name.
• According to Derrick J. Wyatt, a Supreme Commander can choose to use something else as their actual weapon, but they must have the Hammer in their possession somewhere to be considered the official Magnus.[1]